Science

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra plans to teach children about the science behind music in online lessons this month. SoundLab organizers said they hope the session gets more children interested in science and art.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Harris-Stowe State University $342,699 to provide students with research opportunities, experience and mentors. About 40% of African American college students who study science, technology, engineering and math switch their majors before graduating. Harris-Stowe professors say the program could keep Black students focused on STEM and prepare them for rewarding careers.

When Kenny Kinds got accepted into engineering school, it was the best and worst day of his life.As a teenager, he knew it wasn’t his dream. It was his…

Chanté Summers was expecting an uneventful day when she walked into her chemistry laboratory three years ago at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.…

Ben Routhier never imagined brain cells could be so tiny.As the 9-year-old squints through the eyepiece of a microscope for the first time, his…

The sign at Monsanto’s former headquarters now says Bayer.This week, Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto officially got underway. While the $66-billion deal…

Since Wesley Whitfield was in high school, he’s loved chemistry. It’s why he became a chemistry professor at Jefferson College in Hillsboro.But he also…

On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, producer Alex Heuer talked with science journalist Jon Cohen, a staff writer for Science Magazine, and documentary…

Author Daniel Pink researched the science of timing to see how time of day affects what we do and how we do it.On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host…

St. Louis researchers have found that people who suffer from a lack of sleep could increase their risk of Alzheimer’s disease.The study by Washington…